Boy, I almost really embarrassed myself by noting that Giants Stadium was occupied in 1976. I knew that because I covered a game there in, I believe, 1978 when Tampa Bay running back Jimmy DuBose, off to a surprising start, suffered what ended up being a career-ending injury (for all intents and purposes).

Boy, I almost really embarrassed myself by noting that Giants Stadium was occupied in 1976. I knew that because I covered a game there in, I believe, 1978 when Tampa Bay running back Jimmy DuBose, off to a surprising start, suffered what ended up being a career-ending injury (for all intents and purposes).

Then, of course, I noted the reference to when the JETS moved in.

Whew.

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The Bucs were 5-0 and went in there and lost in 1979.... Wonder if that was the same game.

Boy, I almost really embarrassed myself by noting that Giants Stadium was occupied in 1976. I knew that because I covered a game there in, I believe, 1978 when Tampa Bay running back Jimmy DuBose, off to a surprising start, suffered what ended up being a career-ending injury (for all intents and purposes).

Then, of course, I noted the reference to when the JETS moved in.

Whew.

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The Bucs were 5-0 and went in there and lost in 1979.... Wonder if that was the same game.

Probably not, Ricky Bell was the RB in 1979.

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Yeah, I covered that season, too, although differently. I was the gamer guy on home games so our beat guy could write columns -- in 1979! And boy, I know how some SportsJournalists.comers hate that -- and wrote columns on the road when I traveled. Bucs needed to win 3-0 vs. the Chiefs in torrential rain in the last game to make the playoffs, then lost to the Rams 9-0 in the NFC championship game.

Season I'm talking is 1978, it turns out. From one Bucs bio: "Had the first 100-yard game in franchise history against the Giants in 1978 and was hurt in tackling Harry Carson on an interception return in that game. Was traded to the Dolphins before the start of the 1979 season but never played again in the NFL."

Sorry for the threadjack, Shockey, although your main point was pretty much well made from the get-go.

Boy, I almost really embarrassed myself by noting that Giants Stadium was occupied in 1976. I knew that because I covered a game there in, I believe, 1978 when Tampa Bay running back Jimmy DuBose, off to a surprising start, suffered what ended up being a career-ending injury (for all intents and purposes).

Then, of course, I noted the reference to when the JETS moved in.

Whew.

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The Bucs were 5-0 and went in there and lost in 1979.... Wonder if that was the same game.

Probably not, Ricky Bell was the RB in 1979.

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Yeah, I covered that season, too, although differently. I was the gamer guy on home games so our beat guy could write columns -- in 1979! And boy, I know how some SportsJournalists.comers hate that -- and wrote columns on the road when I traveled. Bucs needed to win 3-0 vs. the Chiefs in torrential rain in the last game to make the playoffs, then lost to the Rams 9-0 in the NFC championship game.

Season I'm talking is 1978, it turns out. From one Bucs bio: "Had the first 100-yard game in franchise history against the Giants in 1978 and was hurt in tackling Harry Carson on an interception return in that game. Was traded to the Dolphins before the start of the 1979 season but never played again in the NFL."

Sorry for the threadjack, Shockey, although your main point was pretty much well made from the get-go.

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I don't know if "torrential downpour" really accurately describes how heavy it was coming down on The Sombrero that day.